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The number of Black Woman Owned Businesses is sky rocking. According to the 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses report, business owned by women of color grew at a rate of … Continued The post Black Girl Magic In Bronzeville- Black Women Owned Businesses appeared first on Chicago Defender.
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Making 911 calls based on race is now illegal in New Jersey - TheGrio
It is now illegal in the state of New Jersey to call police on someone just because they are Black.... View Article The post Making 911 calls based on race is now illegal in New Jersey appeared first on TheGrio.
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The Forgotten Struggle and The Obligation to Better America – Dallas Post Tribune
Dallas Area African American Newspaper Publishers By: Allen R. Gray   On that Bloody Sunday of March 7, 1965, local and state law enforcement officers joined forces in violent opposition of a civil rights march in Selma, Alabama.  What transpired that day drew a line of demarcation between good and
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Yellow, Orange, Red and Purple: Color-Coded System Will Guide California Reopening 
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UNCF Dallas to host first Virtual Walk for Education, supporting both HBCUs and Students | Dallas Weekly
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D.C. Police Fatally Shoot 18-Year Old | Afro
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Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, John Thompson II Dies At 78 - Los Angeles Sentinel
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World Loses Distinguished Actor and Profound Humanitarian - The Atlanta Inquirer
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